A calculation of the extent of the differences between homologous proteins shows that the amino-acid “mutations” are not as random as might have been thought. In fact, natural selection seems ...

Randomness happens, but it often happens within an overarching system. It’s often assumed, however, that randomness implies open-ended outcomes — that virtually anything can happen.

Grigor Dimitrov's cruel exit from a two-set lead over world No. 1 Jannik Sinner was also a reminder of the vicissitudes of elite sport.

In last month’s Insights column, we explored randomness in mundane objects such as a combination bicycle lock and a hexagonal jigsaw puzzle, before debating the philosophical underpinnings of ...

Garland’s high-dimensional expander graphs had properties that seemed ideal for local testability. They must be deliberately constructed from scratch, making them a natural antithesis of randomness.

With repeatable randomness, we can take advantage of happy accidents when generating art—and preserve the results Topics Spotlight: AI-ready data centers ...

Randomness also influenced my major and likely career path. Leading up to frosh summer, I had little idea of what I wanted to do. But due to a chance (or maybe fated) ...